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Looking at Conflicts of Interest in Medicine

Posted by Jean Silver-Isenstadt, MD, PhD, NPA Executive Director May 3, 2012 at 10:37 AM

NPA member Dr. Stephen Smith recently participated in an illuminating discussion of drug company relationships with  physicians on the WNPR Connecticut Public Radio program “Where We Live.”  Listen to the thought-provoking conversation here:  Where We Live: Conflicts of Interest in Health Care.

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Physicians should separate themselves from the pharmaceutical industry

Posted by Mark Ryan, MD February 19, 2011 at 10:10 PM

One of the National Physicians Alliance’s guiding principles states: “We place the best interests of our patients above all others and avoid conflicts of interest and financial entanglements. The health of our patients is our first concern.”  One of the most evident examples of fulfilling this commitment is the Unbranded Doctor campaign, which aims to [...]

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